Circulation List for November 23, 2022

Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=956295&GUID=016CE64A-7228-4F6C-87CD-B5646D629843&Options=info|&Search=

Staff Memos

🚐💻 Specialized Transit Online Booking Service

• Memorandum: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11453965&GUID=135F09E5-ED97-45EA-9A46-38AE8977788B

• Staff Memo from B. Forsyth, Director of Transit and Parking

• Barrie Transit is excited to announce that it will be launching a Client Online Booking Service on November 23rd, 2022, to further enhance the specialized transit client experience. This Specialized Transit Client Online Booking Service is an online browser, which allows specialized transit clients to use a desktop, tablet, or mobile phone to manage their trip bookings.

🏆🖥 Access Barrie receives Gold MarCom Award for Website Redesign

• Memorandum: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11455186&GUID=FEECC3B5-8016-4473-8C62-C85F6AF613DE

• Staff Memo from C. Harris, Manager of Marketing and Communications

• The new Barrie.ca website launched on September 29, with an improved user experience, new features and functionality.

📜🏗 Bill 23 Policy and Legislative Changes

• Memorandum: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11463422&GUID=931B288C-5025-4716-95E4-7D82BCD6F346

• Staff Memo from J. Roberts, Manager of Strategic Initiatives, Policy and Analysis

• A brief overview of proposed Bill 23, the "More Homes Built Faster Act" (staff to give a more detailed review later)

• Please note the rallies organized to protest this bill: https://www.engagebarrie.org/post/fighting-bill-23-let-s-unite-to-rally-for-change-and-action

💰🏗 Development Charge and Cash-in-Lieu of Parkland Rates

• Memorandum: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11455185&GUID=7CB2587D-D25D-4246-B954-C293857DAC4A

• Staff Memo from M. Villeneuve, Supervisor of Development Charges

• The indexed development charge rates set for January 1, 2023

🪣♻️ Blue Box Program transition to a Producer Responsibility Model

• Memorandum: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11463448&GUID=51931BAB-DCE4-4B3B-8E24-F98825579282

• Staff Memo from S. Brunet, Associate Director of Business Performance and Environmental Sustainability

• Producer responsibility for recycling collection will be phased in from July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025 – the City's transition date will be May 1, 2024, with the expiry of the current waste collection contract. This memo gives the details of what's to be expected.

Correspondence

🏆🥳 Barrie Ranked One of Top 25 Best Small Cities in Canada

• Media Release: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11461752&GUID=373130F7-4693-4CB1-BCB3-FF8134688A13

• Resonance Consultancy ranked Barrie 17 out of 25 on their latest list of Canada's Best Small Cities

💧🪠 CN Rail and Municipal Drain Infrastructure

• Correspondence: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11461593&GUID=9059D163-D979-4D5D-ABBD-BB998639BEE5

• Letter from the Township of Warwick regarding CN Railway contribution requirements under the Drainage Act, and impacts on Municipal Drain Infrastructure in Ontario

• CN Rail is not participating in funding municipal drains in Ontario – Warwick has approved a resolution calling on CN Rail to act as a partner to municipalities and agriculture in Ontario and reconsider its position that the Drainage Act doesn't apply to it as a public entity.

📚📄 Barrie Public Library Board Minutes

• Minutes, October 27, 2022: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11463122&GUID=92FEFD43-8DD1-461A-A830-3219FB528AFE

Addition – Committee Agenda

🧑‍⚖️👥 Procedural Bylaw, Code of Conduct, and Governance Briefings

• Notice of Council Orientation/Refresher Session, November 23: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11468300&GUID=1AAC785A-CA6F-42C1-9AFB-DC5D7FABB9DB

• Council will receive an Orientation/Refresher Session regarding the Procedural Bylaw, Code of Conduct, and Governance Briefings on Wednesday, November 23, 5pm, in the Council Chambers

Addition – Correspondence

⚽️🎦 Canada World Cup game aired at City Hall Rotunda Wednesday

• Media Release: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11470414&GUID=117CD4AE-20B6-4E7E-8008-33B3CF0DE2D1

• The public is invited to watch Canada play Belgium at the FIFA World Cup on November 23 at 2pm

📜🏰 Proposed Changes to the Ontario Heritage Act and its Regulations (Bill 23, Schedule 6)

• Correspondence from the Ontario Association of Heritage Professionals, regarding the proposed changes to the Ontario Heritage Act and its regulations, under Bill 23 (Schedule 6) – the proposed "More Homes Built Faster Act"

• Letter re: Bill 23: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11468188&GUID=0BBA93B1-BAE0-4B82-98D2-9185A94062B6

• Examples of Heritage Buildings Supporting Affordable and New Housing: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11468184&GUID=01F69D89-6495-42BC-B709-81B31303DBFB

• Comments on Proposed Changes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11468185&GUID=7CE2D802-890E-40DD-82BD-D5DDFF19C8BE

🏘🏢 Barrie Homelessness and Housing Justice Network

• Letter: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11474111&GUID=C34B9017-8ECA-4F7C-B7A5-F55AE1DDA320

• Background & Demands with Endorsements: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11474112&GUID=BD3DC34D-E379-48CF-A1C3-BCA146AFDE08

• Position Paper re: Homeless Encampments: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11474110&GUID=19433004-5BFF-41CB-AF91-59B85A8A0A09